Coesfeld – Steinfurt II

126 Coesfeld – Steinfurt II
Electoral district for the Bundestag
Coesfeld – Steinfurt II in 2025
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Population	247,300 (2019)
Electorate	194,695 (2021)
Major settlements	Dülmen Coesfeld Lüdinghausen
Area	1,261.9 km2
Current electoral district
Created	1965
Party	CDU
Member	Marc Henrichmann
Elected	2017, 2021

Coesfeld – Steinfurt II is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 126. It is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia, comprising the Coesfeld district and southwestern parts of the Steinfurt district.^[1]

Coesfeld – Steinfurt II was created for the 1965 federal election. Since 2017, it has been represented by Marc Henrichmann of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).^[2]

Geography[edit]

Coesfeld – Steinfurt II is located in northern North Rhine-Westphalia. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the entirety of the Coesfeld district and the municipalities of Altenberge, Laer, and Nordwalde from the Steinfurt district.^[1]

History[edit]

Coesfeld – Steinfurt II was created in 1965 and contained parts of the abolished constituencies of Lüdinghausen – Coesfeld and Steinfurt – Tecklenburg. Originally, it was known as Steinfurt – Coesfeld. From 1980 through 1998, it was named Coesfeld – Steinfurt I. It acquired its current name in the 2002 election. In the 1965 through 1976 elections, it was constituency 96 in the numbering system. From 1980 through 1998, it was number 97. From 2002 through 2009, it was number 128. In the 2013 through 2021 elections, it was number 127. From the 2025 election, it has been number 126.

Originally, the constituency comprised the entirety of the Coesfeld and Steinfurt districts. In the 1980 through 1998 elections, it comprised the Coesfeld district and western parts of the Steinfurt district. It acquired its current borders in the 2002 election.

Members[edit]

The constituency has been held continuously by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation. It was first represented by Heinrich Hörnemann from 1965 to 1969. Gottfried Köster then served as representative from 1969 to 1980. Wilhelm Rawe served from 1980 to 1994, followed by Werner Lensing from 1994 to 2005. Karl Schiewerling served from then until 2017. Marc Henrichmann was elected in 2017 and re-elected in 2021.

Election results[edit]

2021 election[edit]

Federal election (2021): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II[3]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Marc Henrichmann		65,402	40.9	10.7	55,230	34.5	9.6
	SPD	Johannes Waldmann		40,145	25.1	1.6	42,647	26.6	5.6
	Greens	Anne-Monika Spallek		27,069	16.9	8.7	25,506	15.9	8.4
	FDP	René Arning		12,409	7.8	2.7	17,927	11.2	2.4
	AfD	Leonhard Martin		7,241	4.5		7,339	4.6	1.5
	Left	Klaus Stegemann		4,242	2.7	3.6	4,093	2.6	2.8
	Tierschutzpartei						1,595	1.0	0.5
	PARTEI						1,348	0.8	0.3
	FW	Stephan Heitbaum		1,858	1.2		998	0.6	0.5
	dieBasis	Heinz Eul		1,580	1.0		1,184	0.7
	Pirates						580	0.4	0.0
	Volt						408	0.3
	Team Todenhöfer						262	0.2
	Gesundheitsforschung						179	0.1	0.0
	LIEBE						152	0.1
	LfK						151	0.1
	NPD						121	0.1	0.1
	ÖDP						101	0.1	0.1
	Humanists						83	0.1	0.0
	V-Partei3						79	0.0	0.0
	Bündnis C						51	0.0
	du.						45	0.0
	PdF						42	0.0
	LKR						30	0.0
	DKP						18	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						8	0.0	0.0
	PSG						5	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,118			882
Total valid votes				159,946			160,182
Turnout				161,064	82.7	1.5
	CDU hold		Majority	25,257	15.8	12.3

2017 election[edit]

Federal election (2017): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II[4]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Marc Henrichmann		79,677	51.6	4.4	68,636	44.0	6.1
	SPD	Ulrich Hampel		36,250	23.5	3.3	32,787	21.0	4.6
	FDP	Daniel Fahr		16,195	10.5	7.9	21,116	13.6	7.9
	Greens	Friedrich Ostendorff		12,680	8.2	1.2	11,667	7.5	0.7
	AfD						9,496	6.1	3.3
	Left	Gernod Röken		9,577	6.2	2.9	8,394	5.4	1.2
	Tierschutzpartei						839	0.5
	PARTEI						841	0.5	0.2
	Pirates						495	0.3	1.4
	FW						248	0.2	0.0
	NPD						233	0.1	0.4
	ÖDP						178	0.1	0.0
	DiB						150	0.1
	Gesundheitsforschung						139	0.1
	DM						130	0.1
	V-Partei³						113	0.1
	Volksabstimmung						110	0.1	0.0
	BGE						84	0.1
	Die Humanisten						65	0.0
	AD-DEMOKRATEN						50	0.0
	MLPD						31	0.0	0.0
	DKP						17	0.0
	SGP						7	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				2,434			987
Total valid votes				154,379			155,826
Turnout				156,813	81.3	2.7
	CDU hold		Majority	43,427	28.1	1.2

2013 election[edit]

Federal election (2013): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II[5]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Karl Schiewerling		83,175	56.1	5.3	74,391	50.1	7.5
	SPD	Ulrich Hampel		39,724	26.8	0.7	38,075	25.6	3.8
	Greens	Friedrich Ostendorff		10,346	7.0	0.4	12,083	8.1	1.2
	Left	Ali Atalan		4,929	3.3	1.9	6,167	4.2	1.7
	FDP	Daniel Fahr		3,826	2.6	7.2	8,328	5.6	10.9
	AfD	Dorothe van Suntum		3,036	2.0		4,216	2.8
	Pirates	Ulrich Schumacher		2,884	1.9		2,605	1.8	0.4
	NPD						812	0.5	0.0
	PARTEI						472	0.3
	FAMILIE	Hubert Töllers		461	0.3
	FW						267	0.2
	PRO						243	0.2
	ÖDP						188	0.1	0.0
	Volksabstimmung						171	0.1	0.1
	REP						110	0.1	0.1
	Nichtwahler						101	0.1
	Party of Reason						96	0.1
	RRP						64	0.0	0.1
	PSG						29	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						22	0.0	0.0
	BIG						18	0.0
	BüSo						14	0.0	0.0
	Die Rechte						13	0.0
Informal votes				1,297			1,193
Total valid votes				148,381			148,485
Turnout				149,678	78.5	1.2
	CDU hold		Majority	43,453	29.3	4.6

2009 election[edit]

Federal election (2009): Coesfeld – Steinfurt II[6]
Notes:		Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote. Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list. Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent. A Y or N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.
Party		Candidate		Votes	%	±%	Party votes	%	±%
	CDU	Y Karl Schiewerling		73,636	50.8	0.8	61,901	42.6	2.3
	SPD	Angelica Schwall-Düren		37,851	26.1	10.2	31,790	21.9	9.6
	FDP	Daniel Fahr		14,229	9.8	5.2	24,041	16.5	5.6
	Greens	Jutta Bergmoser		10,674	7.4	3.3	13,607	9.4	2.2
	Left	Bernhard Perrefort		7,634	5.3	2.4	8,504	5.9	2.3
	Pirates						2,008	1.4
	NPD	Nicole Elisabeth Rohde		973	0.7	0.1	752	0.5	0.0
	Tierschutzpartei						705	0.5	0.1
	FAMILIE						703	0.5	0.1
	RENTNER						424	0.3
	REP						213	0.1	0.1
	RRP						169	0.1
	ÖDP						163	0.1
	Centre						93	0.1	0.0
	Volksabstimmung						80	0.1	0.0
	DVU						67	0.0
	PSG						20	0.0	0.0
	BüSo						16	0.0	0.0
	MLPD						13	0.0	0.0
Informal votes				1,372			1,100
Total valid votes				144,997			145,269
Turnout				146,369	77.3	5.8
	CDU hold		Majority	36,785	24.7	9.4

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